Alex Murdaugh, scion of powerful legal dynasty, shot in head

Alex Murdaugh, the scion of a powerful South Carolina legal dynasty, whose wife and younger son were murdered in June, was shot on a rural road while on his way to Charleston Saturday, his lawyer and police said. Murdaugh, 53, was shot on Old Salkehatchie Road in Hampton County, a spokesman for SLED, South Carolina Law Enforcement, told The Post. He is expected to survive, his family said.-- More...